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S. H. HOUGHTON.

EGG CARRIER.

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UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEILH. HOUGHTON, OF HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS, -ASSIGNOR OF ONE; HALF TO GALE da DIOKSON, OF SAME PLACE.

EGG-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,854, dated June 10, 1890. Application iiled March 12, 1890. Serial No. 343,632. (No model.)

To all whom tl may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. HoUGHToN, of Harvard, county of Worcester, State of Massachusetts, have in vented an Improve- 5 ment in Egg-Carriers, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters and figures on the drawings representing like parts.

1o This invention has for its object to improve the construction of egg carriers or frames.

I In accordance with this invention a boxl1ke structure is arranged to hold several superlmposed but independent frames, and suitable catches are provided for holding the cover of the box in position, yet allowing it to be readily removed.

Each egg-carryin g frame consists of a series of longitudinal bars rigidly held by transverse 2o bars, and a series of loops bridging the intersti'ces between the longitudinal bars.

End supports are provided on each egg-car- Tying frame, which are preferably made of wlre and slightly yielding, they serving to 2 5 support the egg-carrying frame above it.

My invention consists in details of construction to be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure l shows in transverse section an egg-carrier embodying this invention, two of 3o the egg-carrying frames only being shown; Fig. 2, a plan view of one of the egg-carrying frames, a portion of the loops only being shown; Fig. 3, a transverse section of Fig. 2, taken on the dotted line oc Fig. 4, a detail of the wire removed, and Fig. 5 a detail ot' the under side of the cover.

The box-like structure containing the eggcarrying frames comprises the bottom o., side walls and end walls a', and a cover a2.

4o It is desirable in egg-carriers to have the fastening for the cover located within the box, and hence I have provided each end wall with a spring-acting catch or latch a3, and

have provided the cover a2 Withloops a4, which,

when the cover is placed upon the box, en-

gage the spring-acting latches. The cover a2 has holes a5, through which the latches a3 can be reached that they :may be moved to release the loops and permit the cover to `be 5o removed.

The egg-carryin g frames are all constructed substantially alike, so that one only will be described.

The egg-carrying frame consists of a series of longitudinal bars l), arranged parallel to each other, and transverse bars c, secured to the longitudinal bars b,to hold the several bars rigidly in position.

At each end of the frame-as, for instance, on the end bars c-suitable risers (l, prefer- 6o ably of metal, as wire, are secured, they serving as supports for the frame above it and also as handles by'which the frames are removed. Each riser d has preferably a convex surface, as best shown in Fig. 3, so as to slightly yield to the Weight of the frames placed above it.

Loops e bridge the interstices between the longitudinal bars b, and for cheapness I have preferably constructed several of them-as 7o each row, for instance-of a single piece ot wire.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, the wire is bent in serpentine form, to form the loops e, and also to pass beneath the longitudinal bars b transversely and to hold the several series of transversely-arranged loops in place, slats f are secured to the under side of the bars b, covering portions of the Wire of which the series are composed. Each loop e is formed 8o with a slightly horizontally-curved top, as shown in Fig. 2, and with sides 2 3, converging from the top to the points 4 5, thence diverging to the points 6 7, which is that part of the wire which passes beneath the longitudinal bars. The longitudinal bars are notched at each side, as at 9, to receive the side of the loops between the points 4 5 and 6 7 to assist in maintaining said loops in vertical position. The eggs are placed between 9o each pair of loops e e and guided into place by the horizontally-curved tops, and, by slightly spreading them, rest upon the points 4 5 of each pair of loops, four points thus being presented as rests for the eggs, the ends of the eggs being allowed to enter between the longitudinal bars, but not touching them. The loops e are made sufficiently high and broad to inclose the large or bulging part of the egg, and they thereby constitute clamps Ioo for the eggs.

Across the bottom a of the box felt strips am are secured, which support the egg-carrying frames in a yielding manner.

On the under side of the cover a2 strips L12 are secured, which bear on the risers d, and hold the frames firmly in place.

For exhibition purposes the egg-carrying .frames are taken from the box and displayed 1n shop-windows, being canted suitably for the purpose of showing the eggs; hence I do not desire to limit lny invention to the combination of the frames with the box.

1. In an egg-carrier, the superimposed eggearrying frames, each Consisting of a frame having a series of longitudinal bars b, suitably held together, and having two risers, one at each end, provided with convex yielding tops to support the frames above itin a yielding manner, and also having egg-holding loops e, bridging interstices between the longitudinal bars, so that the lower ends of the eggs may enter the interstices below them and the upper ends of the said eggs may enter the interstiees above them to save space, substantially as described.

2. An egg-carrying frame consisting of aseries of longitudinal bars Z) and transverse bars c and risers d, and the egg-holding loops or clamps e, bridging the interstices between the bars b, so that the lower ends of the eggs may enter the said interstiees to save space, sub stantially as described.

3. -In an egg-Carrier, a box, the superimposed egg-earryingframes, each consistingof a frame having holders for the eggs and having two bail-shaped risers d, one at each end, to snpport the frames above it and also to form handles by which the frames are removed, and a cover to bear on the risers of the uppermost frame, substantially as described.

Il. An egg-carrying frame having oppositely-arranged egg-holding loops e, provided with tops, converging sides 2 3, leading from the said tops, and diverging sides 4 5, beneath and forming continnations of the converging sides 2 3, substantially as described.

5. An egg-carrying frame having oppositoly-arranged egg-holding loops or clamps e,

tops curved in a horizontal plane with rela' tion to the sides, the sides 2 3, converging from the tops, and diverging sides 4 5,beneath and forming continuations of the converging sides, the contracted portion of each pair of loops presenting four points upon which the egg will rest, substantially as described.

G. In an egg-carrier, the box having felt strips awaeross the bottom, combined with superimposed egg-earryingf rames having yielding risers d, and a cover having ribs or cleats am, with which the risers of the upper carrier engage, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL H. HOUGHTON.

Vtnesses: I

STANLEY B. I-IILDRETH, CHARLES P. ATHERTON. 

